Publications by Sebastian Bergmann

Real-World Solutions for Developing High-Quality PHP Frameworks and Applications

When things go wrong in software projects, the team has to work overtime and cancel vacations. More often than not, deadlines and quality goals are missed nevertheless. Because software usually lives longer than originally planned, the real problems crop up when changes and extensions become necessary later on.

In this book, Sebastian Bergmann, creator of PHPUnit, and Stefan Priebsch, specialist for PHP-based software solutions in enterprise environments, impart comprehensive knowledge and experience about testing and quality assurance in Web projects.

Using examples from the PHP world, the book elucidates the planning, execution, and automation of tests for the different layers and tiers of a Web software architecture, the measuring of software quality by means of software metrics, as well as establishing successful development processes and methods such as continuous integration.

How do well-known companies and projects measure and control the quality of their software? Numerous case studies allow a look behind the scenes and provide the reader with valuable insight!

PHPUnit Pocket Guide

Smart web developers will tell you that the sooner you detect your code mistakes, the quicker you can fix them, and the less the project will cost in the long run. Well, the most efficient way to detect your mistakes in PHP is with PHPUnit, an open source framework that automates unit testing by running a battery of tests as you go. The benefits of PHPUnit are significant, they are: a reduction in the effort required to frequently test code; fewer overall defects; added confidence in your code; and improved relations with your open source teammates. The only problem with this popular testing tool was its lack of documentation-until now, that is.

For this, "O'Reilly" went right to the source, as Sebastian Bergmann, the author of "PHPUnit Pocket Guide", also happens to be PHPUnit's creator. This little book brings together hard-to-remember information, syntax, and rules for working with PHPUnit. It also delivers the insight and sage advice that can only come from the technology's creator. The coverage of testing under agile methodologies and Extreme Programming (XP) is also included.

Professionelle Softwareentwicklung mit PHP 5

In der Version 5 hat PHP einige technische Beschränkungen der Vorversionen überwunden, unter anderem Schwächen beim Objektmodell und der XML-Unterstützung. Mit den neuen Sprachmerkmalen schließt die PHP-Plattform nun zu anderen, professionell schon länger eingesetzten Technologien auf.

Dieses Buch zeigt erfahrenen PHP-Entwicklern den Weg in die neue, objektorientierte PHP-5-Welt.

Zu Beginn werden die Grundlagen der objektorientierten Programmierung sowie deren Umsetzung in PHP vermittelt, und es wird beschrieben, wie die testgetriebene Entwicklung von PHP-Anwendungen funktioniert. Anschließend werden mehrere wichtige Entwurfsmuster ("Design Patterns") behandelt und im PHP-Umfeld verwendet. Die folgenden Kapitel befassen sich mit der Verarbeitung von XML-Dokumenten, der Programmierung mit Webdiensten (SOAP) und der MySQLi-Erweiterung für die Arbeit mit MySQL 4.1 und MySQL 5.0. Der nächste Teil des Buches widmet sich dann der Datenbankabstraktion mit Creole und der Speicherung von PHP-Objekten in einer relationalen Datenbank mit Propel. Werkzeuge für die Entwicklung von PHP-Projekten sind schließlich Thema des fünften und letzten Buchteils.